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Which Yorsipp accounts accept US citizens

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Yorsipp has been checked for US citizens across 2 account types. Both are open to a US person (both with strings).

If you already have an account with Yorsipp, a second one there is usually the easier application, because Yorsipp has already checked who you are. Each account below carries its verdict, the evidence behind it and the date it was last updated.

At a glance

Account type Verdict Accounts Updated
SIPPs Accepts with conditions 1
Junior SIPPs Accepts with conditions 2

SIPPs

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Accepts with conditions
Updated

US persons: nothing published about US citizens, and applications only through an adviser

Yorsipp says nothing about US citizens anywhere it publishes, so read this as unanswered rather than as a yes. Its route in is closed to you directly in any case: it does not accept applications from customers, only from an FCA regulated adviser.

FSCS £85,000 investment cover · adviser introduced only

Account Terms The catch
Full SIPP
Annual fee
£825 a year plus VAT, plus £130 plus VAT a year if you have no ongoing adviser
Dealing fee
Nothing from Yorsipp; your platform or broker charges its own
Can hold
Shares on any HMRC recognised exchange, bonds, gilts, investment trusts, funds, ETFs, gold and UK commercial property. Standard assets only.
Individual shares
Yes
 Applications only through an FCA regulated UK adviser.

Source: Yorsipp target market statement, February 2025, read 2026-08-17 Yorsipp's own page

Junior SIPPs

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Accepts with conditions
Updated

US persons: nothing published about US persons either way, so ask before applying

Yorsipp's terms and conditions put a member's authority in a parent or legal guardian's hands until the member turns 18, and its application form has a declaration for a child under 16 signed by a parent or guardian, so a Yorsipp SIPP can be opened for a child. It publishes nothing about US citizens, and a non-advised applicant is accepted for an extra annual fee rather than turned away.

Account Terms The catch
Singular SIPP
Annual fee
£305 plus VAT, plus £130 plus VAT if non-advised
Dealing fee
not published; set by the single investment platform, DFM or fund chosen
Can hold
a single investment; does not facilitate property investments
Individual shares
Yes
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Full SIPP
Annual fee
£825 plus VAT, plus £130 plus VAT if non-advised
Dealing fee
not published; set by the underlying execution-only dealing facility, DFM or fund platform
Can hold
a whole-of-market range of investments including commercial property, cash on deposit, discretionary fund manager arrangements, execution-only dealing, stocks and shares, and investment trusts/unit trusts/OEICs
Individual shares
Yes
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Source: Yorsipp Terms and Conditions (February 2025), SIPP application form and Singular/Full SIPP fee schedules, 2026-09-11 Yorsipp's own page

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